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The Grand Tour of Catalonia is a route to get to know, discover, live, taste and enjoy Catalonia by car.
It is a trip and many trips at the same time because each traveler can organize it to their liking, they can use it at their own pace, at any time of the year, and choose from a wide range of experiences to carry out.
A circular route to discover the essence of Catalonia: it connects cultural icons, natural landscapes and food and wine pleasures that define the personality of this land, both in rural and urban areas.
Inspired by the great journeys that began in the mid-19th century, the Grand Tour of Catalonia is a journey of more than 2,000 kilometres, designed to be traveled by motorized vehicle in two ways: on a single 13-day route or in 5 sections, between 5 and 7 stages each.
Sustainable and responsible tourism is one of the relevant axes of this project. It aims to promote knowledge and respect for the territory, its customs and its culture, and to do so in an inclusive way. It seeks to promote the discovery of local life and local products, and encourage respect for the environment.
Live the emotion of nature, let yourself be carried away by architectural currents, discover flavors, learn about exceptional human stories, enjoy the territory in a sustainable way: Grand Tour of Catalonia, a journey full of trips.
XXI century, an emperor and a Roman gladiator walk through the streets of Tarragona. The visit to the architectural spaces of the old Tarraco marks the beginning of a trip that will take us to the Ebro river to follow the course to the Delta, one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the country. We will pedal along a railway route converted into a greenway and we will look for the footprints of Picasso and Gaudí. The legends of Montsant and the excellent wines of Priorat will be the prelude to the monastic silence of the Cistercian Route and of Lleida, the capital of Terra Alta.
We enter Terres de l’Ebre, a territory declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO for the great value of natural spaces, human heritage and sustainability.
We start the day with the song of the birds of the Ebro Delta, one of the most important wetlands in Europe. Then we will continue towards Tortosa to end up in Horta de Sant Joan in search of Picasso’s pices.
At Viatges Némon we are specialists in experiences in the Terres de l’Ebre.
Departures every day of the week.
Prices per person according to season.
The price includes:
On the first day in the afternoon, the guide and a small bus pick up the group at Barcelona airport.
Arrival at the hotel.
Check-in and accommodation.
Dinner at the hotel.
Once established on the delta plain, the guide and the bus will pick us up at the Hotel to visit the delta interpretation center, the Ecomuseum.
This is an open-air center with huts that brings together a small representation of the Delta on a small scale accompanied by our guide (entrance included).
We will then move to the final stretch of the Ebro to enjoy the cruise to the mouth of the Ebro River. (cruise ticket included).
Time to eat at one of the restaurants in the area and savor the rice and fideuà of our Delta. (lunch included).
After lunch we will move with the bus and the guide to the Riet Vell ecological rice farm, also home to SEO-BIRDLIFE in the Ebro Delta. We will observe the birds in the farm's lagoon with the help of binoculars and bird guides. (free admission). We will follow the path of the sun to the Tancada lagoon to capture the golden hour with the observation of flamingos and of course we will end with the sunset on Trabucador beach.
We return to the hotel.
Time for dinner and settling in.
With our guide and the group bus we head to Tortosa, a bi-millenary city where Jews, Arabs and Christians lived together. Also known as the city of the 3 cultures. In Tortosa we will visit the Castell de la Suda, the Royal Colleges and we will surround the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the three essentials of the city. (Entrance included inside the cathedral and to the interpretation center).
Time to have lunch at one of the restaurants in the area. (lunch included).
In the afternoon we will enjoy a tour in a traditional boat from Terres de l’Ebre called Lo Llagut that will transport us up the Ebre River to see the river facade of the historical capital of Terres de l’Ebre.
We will have free time and leisure in the city of Tortosa.
Time to have dinner at the hotel and settle in.
With the group's bus and our guide we will leave for the Terra Alta to radically change the landscape and leave the deltaic plain to enter Els Ports, a Natural Park characterized by its unique geology.
We will walk through the streets of the historic center of Horta de Sant Joan, a medieval town located on a hill at 542 meters above sea level. The old town of Horta was declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest.
During the tour we will visit the Picasso Center which contains the reproduction of all the works that the artist created in Horta or evoking Horta and with which he immortalized this town. Visitors and scholars will find here a convincing example of the deep ties that unite this land with the great artist, ties that he himself summarized in the famous phrase: "EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED IN HORTA." (entrance included).
At noon we can enjoy local cuisine in a nearby restaurant (lunch included).
In the afternoon, we will travel to the town of Bot where we will take a walk along the Via Verda del Vall del Zafán while talking about the most characteristic grape variety of Terra Alta.
Then we will enjoy local products such as cheeses and DO Terra Alta wines in a very unique and family-run winery (activity included).
Return to the Hotel. Time for dinner and settling in.
After checking out of the hotel, we leave with the group bus to Ribera d'Ebre to discover the picturesque town of Miravet. A town known for its Templar castle and its long pottery tradition.
Before entering the town we will stop at one of the workshops in the Canteres district to take a look at the Miravetan pottery.
Upon arriving in the town of Miravet we will begin our tour on foot by taking an interpretive route through the Cap de Vila district, climbing up to the Miravet Templar Castle to visit it. Built on an Iberian village and on the old Muslim fortress, the complex from the 12th and 13th centuries is considered one of the best examples of transitional Romanesque architecture, religious and military, of the Order of the Temple, in the entire West. The castle is in a good state of conservation, despite the numerous wars that have occurred, the Reapers' War, the War of Succession, the French War, the Carlist Wars and the Battle of the Ebro; in addition to attempts at demolition. But the Miravet Castle has overcome these conflicts and today we can still see it in its majesty, being one of the most visited monuments in the Terres de l'Ebre (Entrance included).
After the visit to the Castle we will return to the Plaça de l'Arenal for lunch in a local restaurant (Meal included).
After lunch in Miravet we will leave the Ribera d'Ebre and with the bus and our guide we will return to the Barcelona airport.
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